Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia
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christianity
collection of syriac poetry
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early christian context
ephrem the syrian
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founding voices in syriac literature
fourth century
insightful
literature and religion in late antiquity
madrashe
musical poetry or hymns
spiritual
syriac poet
syrica literature
the hymns of faith study
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- ISBN 9780520302860
- Weight: 907g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 Sep 2019
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Ephrem the Syrian was one of the founding voices in Syriac literature. While he wrote in a variety of genres, the bulk of his work took the form of madrashe, a Syriac genre of musical poetry or hymns. In Bible and Poetry in Late Antique Mesopotamia, Jeffrey Wickes offers a thoroughly contextualized study of Ephrem’s magnum opus, the Hymns on Faith, delivered in response to the theological controversies that followed the First Council of Nicaea. The ensuing doctrinal divisions had tremendous impact on the course of Christianity and led in part to the development of a uniquely Syriac Church, in which Ephrem would become a central figure. Drawing on literary, ritual, and performance theories, Bible and Poetry shows how Ephrem used the Syriac Bible to construct and conceive of himself and his audience. In so doing, Wickes resituates Ephrem in a broader early Christian context and contributes to discussions of literature and religion in late antiquity.
Jeffrey Wickes is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity at Saint Louis University.
